Abstract: Meta-heuristic algorithms have been effectively employed to tackle a wide range of optimisation issues, including structural engineering challenges. The optimisation of the shape and size of ...

For more than 140 years, the bicycle chain has barely changed. Inspired Cycle Engineering (ICE), a UK-based recumbent trike maker founded in 1999, thinks it's finally time. ICE has launched PERS ...

Choosing motor power is one of the most confusing parts of buying an e-bike. Some riders are told they need 1000W. Others are told 350W is enough. The truth is that the right power depends on your ...

On a cool night in late May 2020, amid citywide protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, Safarian Herring, 25, was fatally shot while riding in the car of ...

SINGAPORE - For decades, the splashing of water and excited chatter of students at Outram Secondary School’s swimming pool echoed through its York Hill campus. Since the pool opened in 1977, ...

LONDON - At a London park, dozens of young people gathered, awaiting the starting signal, then screamed at the top of their voices – all in a bid to release tension. So-called scream therapy is a ...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have long promised the best of both worlds – electric efficiency for daily driving, with petrol backup for longer journeys. Yet many systems prioritise pure ...

Gradient-Free-Optimizers is a Python library for gradient-free optimization of black-box functions. It provides a unified interface to 23 optimization algorithms, from simple hill climbing to Bayesian ...

Abstract: This paper proposed novel Hill Climbing Search (HCS) algorithm to reach maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The proposed algorithm used two main techniques; the first one is power ...

An image showing the laser approaching a target.L.-C. Liu et al. Imagine standing on one side of a large valley and being able to read a label on a bottle sitting on the opposite hill, without using a ...

One of the fundamental limiting factors in planetary exploration is the level of autonomy achieved by planetary exploration rovers. This study proposes a novel methodology for the coordination of an ...

Aiming to stay ahead in the robotics game, Tesla is constantly fine-tuning the new generation of its general-purpose, bi-pedal, humanoid robot Optimus. The Optimus can now navigate uneven terrain with ...